Here is N in ONLY knee immobilizers, standing in the middle of the floor, engaged in an activity that requires minimal weight shifting. Way to go, N!! Sooooo sooo SO awesome seeing her standing and playing independently!!
In the second video N has one short knee immobilizer on (makes it a little harder) and is doing a more involved (more difficult) activity, so she is standing up against the wall to help her work on her balance independently.
Also, her PT periodically does a knee contracture measurement. This is how it was explained to me on what we are measuring, "how straight her knee can get (she has a knee contracture in addition to hamstring tightness) The measurement is knee extension in supine." So the measurement is taken while she is lying flat on her back (supine).
The measurements can vary due to human error, her fighting it (or anxiety), or a better leg straightening exercise and "stretch" (in quotes because it is more of a warm-up and loosening) before measuring. In any case, while you will see the degrees bounce back and forth a bit, there has overall been tremendous progress (the goal is 0). I hope to have numbers to post in relation to her hamstring tightness soon.
9 Sept 2012 (Pre PGP)
Right: -16
Left: -28
19 Nov 2012 (PGP Day 11)
Right: (no measurement recorded, oops!)
Left: -18
26 Nov 2012 (PGP Day 18)
Right: -21
Left: -18
27 Dec 2013 (PGP Day 49)
Right: -15
Left: -18
31 Dec 2013 (PGP Day 53)
Right: -10
Left: -14
In retrospect, we really should have taken measurements the night before starting the PGP but we didn't. :( In any case, we are thrilled to see from Sept. through the rest of the year (as shown above), her right leg went from roughly -16 to -10 and her left leg went from approximately -28 to -14!!! Nice!!!
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